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• Jupiter awaits Junos arrival

  Date: 27 Jun 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/jupiter-awaits-juno2019s-arrival

  Stunning new images and the highest-resolution maps to date of Jupiter at thermal infrared wavelengths give a glowing view of Juno’s target, a...

• Scientists chase colliding black holes

  Date: 16 Jun 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/scientists-chase-colliding-black-holes

  Leicester scientists have revealed today they have been involved in the search of the distant universe for the counterpart to a second...

• Leicester academics message to returning British astronaut Tim Peake

  Date: 16 Jun 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-academics2019-message-to-returning-british-astronaut-tim-peake

  Space scientists from our University have praised the successful completion of British astronaut Tim Peake’s six month mission aboard the...

• The Bulletin - Leicester academics give views on Brexit

  Date: 15 Jun 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/the-bulletin-leicester-academics-give-views-on-brexit

  In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre: Hear what University of Leicester Financial Economics Professor...

• Student research helps to settle who the victor of a superhero showdown would likely be

  Date: 10 Jun 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/student-research-helps-to-settle-who-the-victor-of-a-superhero-showdown-would-likely-be

  Natural Sciences and Physics and Astronomy students have been using simple calculations to explain the feasibility of the powers behind of some of...

• University at Cheltenham Science Festival

  Date: 7 Jun 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-at-cheltenham-science-festival

  The Department of Physics and Astronomy, in conjunction with the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), is exhibiting at the Cheltenham...

• Leicester student research stories rated most out of left field in May

  Date: 1 Jun 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-student-research-stories-rated-most-out-of-left-field-in-may

  The feasibility of crying a river and the plausibility of spells in the Harry Potter universe are the top two most interesting University research...

• Mars closest to Earth in over a decade on Monday 30 May

  Date: 27 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/mars-closest-to-earth-in-over-a-decade-on-monday-30-may

  On Bank Holiday Monday, be prepared for a celestial surprise as a planetary body sidles up next to us - or at least 46 million miles away.

• Scientists and engineers complete testing for space technology for the next decade

  Date: 23 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/scientists-and-engineers-complete-testing-for-space-technology-for-the-next-decade

  A UK team - including scientists from the University – has returned from a series of rigorous tests carried out on instrumentation for the premier...

• Students growing rocket from outer space

  Date: 17 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students-growing-rocket-from-outer-space

  Students in our Department of Physics and Astronomy have been growing rocket lettuce from seeds that have been orbiting in space.